Crossword clues for drawknife
The Collaborative International Dictionary
drawknife \drawknife\ n. see drawing knife.
Syn: drawshave.
Wiktionary
alt. 1 A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave. 2 A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood. n. 1 A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave. 2 A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood. vb. (context transitive English) To cut or shave with a drawknife.
WordNet
n. a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces [syn: drawshave]
[also: drawknives (pl)]
Wikipedia
A drawknife (drawing knife, draw shave, shaving knife) is a traditional woodworking hand tool used to shape wood by removing shavings. It consists of a blade with a handle at each end. The blade is much longer (along the cutting edge) than it is deep (from cutting edge to back edge). It is pulled or "drawn" (hence the name) toward the user.
The drawknife in the illustration has a blade although much shorter drawknives are also made. The blade is sharpened to a chisel bevel. Traditionally, it is a rounded, smooth bevel. The handles can be below the level of the blade (as in the illustration) or at the same level.
Usage examples of "drawknife".
After working until sunset, I moved to the woodshop and smoothed rough timbers into usable planks until I could not lift the drawknife one more stroke.
Light, I've orders for a dozen drawknives and three cooper's adzes, and a carpenter down the street needs a mortise hammer, and .
Start with the drawknives, and we will see how far we get before night.
Light, I’ve orders for a dozen drawknives and three cooper’s adzes, and a carpenter down the street needs a mortise hammer, and .
Light, I've orders for a dozen drawknives and three cooper's adzes, and a carpenter down the street needs a mortise hammer, and.
Oakum and tar and fresh wood shavings from the dry docks where the shipwrights wielded their drawknives and mallets.